Paul Dolick is an architectural designer, educator, and founding partner of Ettedgui—Dolick, an architectural design and research practice based in Oak Park, IL.

Paul aims to bridge the gap between academia and progressively-minded professional practice with projects that focus on public space and the adaptive reuse of existing buildings and infrastructure.

Julie Sulzen has been painting professionally for over 25 years in Chicago, focusing primarily on urban landscape painting.

Tony Armendariz (b. 1964, Chicago, IL) is an award-winning contemporary realist artist living and painting in Palatine, Illinois. His work focuses on figurative subjects rendered in watercolor. Graduating from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, he studied under renowned watercolor instructor Irving Shapiro.

He began studying sculptors, such as Richard Hunt and Martin Puryear; He felt they had a grasp of space and materials. Since his rededication, his artwork has appeared in many galleries nationwide and his career has been covered in many publications.

Jackie is inspired by the environment and the lake where she lives, nature and seasons, and noticing beauty in everyday life. In teaching mixed media classes Jackie revisits and studies different artists and techniques over and over again, which leads to new paths to create artwork. She is also inspired by life drawing sessions and classes she takes.
Jackie graduated with a BA in studio art and history in 1992, and she has done graduate study in painting and art education.